Fishermen catch fish using nets, poles, and lines. The fish are then processed - graded, cleaned, cut, and packaged. For fish not sold fresh, other processing methods are used like smoking, drying, or flash freezing. Smoked fish undergoes salting, cold smoking, cooling, packaging, and storage. Dried fish has water removed to prevent bacterial growth. Flash frozen fish like salmon and corn are frozen very quickly below zero degrees. The processed seafood is transported in refrigerated trucks to fish markets where it is auctioned. Local fishmongers then sell the fish to customers to be cooked and served.

1. Fish - From the sea
to our dinner plates
By Cameron Lew
3/4C

2. How Fish Are Caught
Fishermen catch the
fish using nets,
poles and lines.

3. Processing Fish
Workers grade,
clean and cut the
fish for hand
packing to the Fish
Market.

4. Other Processing Methods
For fish which are not sold fresh, there
are other processing methods
including:
● Smoking
● Drying
● Flash Freezing

5. Smoking Fish
There are five steps
to smoking fish
which are salting,
cold smoking,
cooling, packaging
and storage.
The most common
fish to be smoked
are salmon, trout
and mackerel.

6. Drying Fish
Drying works by
removing water
from the food,
which inhibits the
growth of
microorganisms.
Drying effectively
prevents bacteria
from surviving in
the food.

7. Flash Freezing Fish
Flash Freezing is
used to quickly
freeze perishable
food items such as
salmon, potato
chips, peas and
corn.
It is so cold that it is
below zero
degrees.

8. Arriving at the Fish Market
Using refrigerated
trucks, the seafood
is transported to the
Fish Market where
it will be auctioned
to the highest
bidder.

9. The local fishmonger
The local fishmonger
is usually located in
shopping centres
and sell to the
public.

10. Getting bought and cooked
Finally, the fish gets
sold to customers
and is cooked, then
making it to the
dinner plate.

11. Thank you.
Now you know how fish
gets from the sea to your
dinner plates.